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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Umar Mustapha" <mmrumar@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: umarmustapha22@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:32:08 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE & HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL,



Mr. Umar Mustapha
The New Central Mosque,
10/15 Mosque Avenue, Ikoyi,
Lagos - Nigeria.
Phone Number +2349035481515
Email- umarmustapha22@yahoo.co.jp


ASSALAMU'ALAIKUM


PERMISSION TO REMIT US$21 MILLION INTO YOUR COMPANY OR PRIVATE ACCOUNT.


It is my pleasure to write and inform you of a transaction involving
the transfer of US $21,000,000.00 (twenty one million US dollars) only
into a foreign account for safekeeping pending my arrival with my
colleagues for the sharing with you as the account owner into which
the money is remitted. I am an accountant with the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Lagos and this money originated from
over-invoiced contract executed for the corporation some years back.
And the contract was the installations supply and erection of
petroleum rings and turnaround maintenance of warri refinery, this
contract has long been completed by a foreign firm and the contractor
duly paid.


I now seek if you would permit the surplus to be remitted into your
account. As a matter of fact, we are top government officials and we
cannot come out openly to claim this amount. This is why we are
looking for a competent and honest company or individual abroad whose
documents would be tendered by us here in Nigeria as one of the
contractors that executed the project. However, I would wish to
receive your personal assurance that you would not sit on the money
when it goes into your account. More importantly, you keep
confidential this transaction, in order not to tarnish the confidence
repose in the officials involved in this transaction.


To effect this transfer, I therefore request the following: AN ACCOUNT
NUMBER, THE NAME OF THE BANK WHERE THE MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED INTO
AND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE FAX AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR QUICK
COMMUNICATION. Although we have not met or entered into any kind of
contract with you before as to know the extent of your honesty, but
based on the recommendation, I personally want to believe that you are
honest enough and would not sit on the money if finally got into your
account. It is on this note that I consider it proper to write you
asking for your permission and support to transfer this amount into
your account. You should not fear any risk because we have concluded
arrangement to safe guard you in the transaction. This business is
100% risk free. Hence it requires high level of confidence and secrecy.


Meanwhile this is the breakdown of the sharing modalities: (A). 10%
WILL BE USED TO SETTLE TRANSFER CHARGES AND LEGAL PROTOCOLS. (B). 30%
IS FOR USING YOUR ACCOUNT. (C). 60% OF IT WILL BE FOR US THE
ORIGINATORS. Be informed that on completion of this business I will
use part of my money to invest in your country under your care. Please
note that the transfer operation will take eight to ten working days
to be completed.


Thanks
Mr. Umar Mustapha

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